Tag: Stratford
London firefighters battle stubborn barn blaze
London firefighters were still at the scene Friday morning battling a barn blaze south of Highway 401 that erupted Thursday night. According to social media posts from the London Fire Department, crews were there with Thames Centre and Central Elgin firefighters to tackle the hay barn blaze at 3700 Old Victoria Rd. In an update […]
Pair charged in London gun and drug bust
Two London residents face charges after police seized a gun and nearly $20,000 worth of drugs, provincial police say. Huron County OPP launched a drug investigation in March that led investigators to identify two suspects in London, the OPP said Thursday. OPP officers and London police tactical officers searched a home on Tuesday, seizing a […]
Regional unemployment rate lowest since 2019
The regional unemployment rate is at its lowest mark since late 2019 at 2.4 per cent. The unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region dipped by 0.6 per cent in June — the lowest since November 2019. Meanwhile, the provincial unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.9 and the federal rate rose 0.2 percentage points […]
Brews News: Craft brewers strike sour summer notes
A sour mood among craft brewers is a good thing for fans of tart and fruity beers.
London-born stars’ classic on-screen love story? There was lots of tension, too
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were famously born within two years of each other in London and took very different paths before co-starring in a 2004 Hollywood hit that launched their careers, The Notebook, and sparked an off-screen romance. Gosling wasn’t in London for long, spending most of his childhood in Cornwall and becoming a […]
Music in the Fields emerging artist winners announced
The fans have spoken. “We received almost 50,000 votes this year,” Cheryl Johnston, marketing director for Lucknow’s Music in the Fields (LMITF), said of the online voting for the James Cameron Memorial Emerging Artist Showdown. “It’s great that these artists have such a following and support behind them for this opportunity.” This year’s voting ended […]
Addict sent to prison after trying to steal woman’s vehicle at pizza joint
A man who used a knife to try and steal a womanâs vehicle while she was loading a pizza box into the back seat has been sent to prison.
Pedestrian, 47, killed in rural collision: Ontario Provincial Police
A 47-year-old man was killed after a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian north of Stratford, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Man charged as police seize $600,000 in stolen property
Several police departments combined forces in an investigation that resulted in the seizure of $600,000 worth of stolen goods.